ego on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "ego" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install ego on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ego on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ego" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone ego's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ego.git 
            
                        
                ~/ego
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ego folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ego
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ego package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1279239
Name: ego
PackageBaseID: 164268
PackageBase: ego
Version: 1.1.7-2
Description: Alter Ego: run Linux desktop applications under a different local user
URL: https://github.com/intgr/ego
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.499835
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: intgr
Submitter: intgr
FirstSubmitted: 1615573345
LastModified: 1687819732
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ego.tar.gz